Burl Ives - The ugly bug ball

^FOnce a ^G7lonely caterpillar sat and cried To a ^Fsympathetic beetle by his side I've got no^G7body to hug I'm such an ^Fug-i-ly bug ^FThen a ^G7spider and a dragonfly replied If you're ^Fserious and want to win a ^Ambride Come along with us,^F to the glorious ^G7annual ugly bug ^Fball

^FCome on let's ^Fcrawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl) To the ugly bug ^Fball (to the ball to the ball) And a happy time we'll ^Fhave there, ^Gone and ^Fall and the ^Fugly bug ^Fball

^FWhile the ^G7crickets click their cricky melodies All the ^Fants were fancy dancing with the fleas Then up from ^G7under the ground The worms came ^Fsquirming around ^FOh they ^G7danced until their legs were nearly lame Every ^Flittle crawling creature you could ^Amname Everyone was glad, ^F What a time they had ^G7They were so happy they ^Fcame

^FThen our ^G7caterpillar saw a pretty queen She was ^Fbeautiful and yellow black and green He said would ^G7you care to dance Their dancing ^Flead to romance ^FThen she ^G7sat upon his caterpillar knee And he ^Fgave his caterpillar queen a ^Amsqueeze Soon they'll honeymoon,^F Build a big cocoon ^G7Thanks to the ugly bug ^Fball